Thomas Allen sings Schubert's "Erlkönig" (arranged by Berlioz)

[Marcooljerk]

Pavarotti stuck to Italian for the most part, and wisely so...

[TommyHaegin]

This is the tenor score, is it not??

[jeremyrandallhirsch1]

Very good, Thomas Allen is legendary, love it - However, I don't know if the dramatic sound needed to cut over the orchestra does justice to the subtleties possible between the characters - on the other hand, it saves a pianist from carpel tunnel ;)

[Forgefire5]

Arranged by Berlioz.....figures.

[raigekimaru]

why is it in a higher key? it would have fit his voice better in the original key

[PsanterShelZahav]

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[katinis100]

DU GRAND ART.

SCHUBERT EST UN GEANT MAIS AUSSI BERLIOZ qui a su si bien orchestré cette sublime oeuvre immortelle.

[MrOfficerOfficer]

I like the performance Allen does, however some of his diction was off. If you are going to sing schubert, you must get the pronunciation right =S I would recommend looking up Dieskaus performance, it's the best one on youtube.

On another noht I did enjoy listening to the symphony, but it sort of takes away the effect the piano has as being the galloping horse.

[silverbud]

@MrOfficerOfficer

Was genau soll er falsch ausgesprochen haben? :-D

[ravenwda007]

how come pav never sang this?

[CarmenMirandasHat]

@ravenwda007 are you referring to Pavarotti? It is because he is a tenor and this piece is intended for a heavier voiced baritone. Bravo Allen bravo

[sailingforde04]

I don't know if it's just me, but I find it criminal that whilst Rebecca Black's 'Friday' gets over thirty million views, this doesn't even get five thousand!

[interpreterr]

@sailingforde04 Well, I don't even know what Rebecca Black's "Friday" is - maybe that's criminal too;-) Thanks for watching!

[madoffman]

@interpreterr

Well of course, "Friday" is an inside joke for un-serious listeners; whereas, Thomas Allen's work is to be savored like fine wine. I recently read a review that compared Nelson Eddy to Bastianini, etc. You might put this close to the same vein as comparing numbers for Rebecca Blacks "Friday" to Mr. Allen's impeccable work. A REAL Singer.

[Forgefire5]

@sailingforde04

If it makes you feel any better, I don't know who your talking about.

[Farhadalmani]

Fantastic Music!

[drtmuir]

Oh the Prom!! Who's conducting? Oh Mackerras! I remember being so annoyed having to miss this. I actually thought about this very set when Sir Charles died, and thought he did so many things (not just the things he's famous for) that nobody else did.

Thanks again for all your wonderful uploads.

[interpreterr]

@drtmuir @drtmuir Oh glad to hear you like it:) This was an interesting programme, because I don't think these orchestral arrangements are performed very often. Allen sang four more songs (orchestrated by Brahms) that evening and before you ask, I am going to upload them :)

[drtmuir]

@interpreterr Thanks! I was actually in the UK that summer and went to several Proms and was very sulky that I had to be in Guildford and miss this one. I would guess that the Brahms are considerably less flashy than the Berlioz. ;)

[interpreterr]

@drtmuir You'll see about the Brahms arrangements very soon :-) I think "Erlkonig" demands flashiness, so Berlioz did a great job, IMO.

[drtmuir]

@interpreterr He was good at that. ;) My dad likes to play his arrangement of the Marseillaise on Bastille Day. We are not French, so I have no idea why. ;)

Then again, there is Les Nuits d'été, so he could do subtle things, too. ;)

This is rather fast! I guess you can push strings harder than a poor pianist's left hand and right wrist. Except Gerald Moore, maybe. ;)

[interpreterr]

@drtmuir I lke that Mareillaise arrangement too. I've got a CD of Ben Heppner singing various French arias (and a great CD it is) and Berlioz's Marseillase is one of the highlights.

[schweitzer006325]

Lovely post! Glad to see you back and uploading! =)

Never seen the pictures here before as well...and if I'm not mistaken, isn't the suit that Sir Tom's wearing exactly the same one he wore at the Prom at the Palace in 2002?

[interpreterr]

@schweitzer006325 You're welcome!

No idea about the suit. The pictures are from a different concert - I found them suitably sombre for the song :-)

[a96agli]

@interpreterr Lovely pictures, where did you get them from?

[interpreterr]

@a96agli Secret source :) Will let you know privately

[drtmuir]

@interpreterr Let her know privately to email me, while you're at it. I'm concerned about her. :P